You. Lee Kuan Yew, You.
You
Our Mr Lee Kuan Yew
never off-in-lieu
never old, and always (but not overly) new.
You
hew
and brew
this country’s stew
and siew
dai and sew
this country’s milieu
which you
knew
so well, so we queue
up and no smell pew
and few
goes ew.
and our fruits and dew
are sweet and kew.
You
respected by eu
and ngu
and whatever elites old or new.
and due
to you,
others were drew
to us and you
so we did not threw
our face to be siu
chi or tiu lian. You
ensured further reaches of the island, like yew
tee have lew,
and made lew
(lukewarm) Singapore always new.
You
a non-jew
almost like a jew
yet not one of the jew,
but one of the jew
of the east, yet more like a jew,
than many others, even jews;
and may well be the most jew
Ish. You,
whose closer to jews
and respected by jews,
praise the jew
and their hebrew
and edu
cation and work with jews
so hiu-hiu
and others do not skew
us or make us tew.
And Singapore always remains new.
You,
are you
Ah Yew,
ah. We are thankful
For you,
Mr Lee Kuan Yew,
indeed a great hu
man being : Our Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Aw Ke Shen Aug 2022

The rhyming sounds gives a sense of continuity and consistency, even with hugely varying line lengths, just like how the man, our Mr Lee, is adaptable in his actions yet steadily builds Singapore; changes his stands from time to time on certain things ( adjusting his alignments in accordance to prevailing local sentiments and international realpolitik ) , yet has an unwavering stance on some issues and policies. Also, despite changes in actions, stances and policies ( whether right or wrong ) , his heart and dedication... even his life and soul are for Singapore.
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